Hey, it's Marco! What's up this fine evening? I should be eating dinner about now! That's what's up! Anyway, Food Navigator reports that the FDA is now supporting the front-of-packaging labeling scheme introduced by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI). Front of packaging? What the? Front-of-package labels, are about encouraging sales of one processed food product over another. They have little to do with encouraging healthier food choices. Here's the dealio: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) just released its second report on front-of-package (FOP) labeling. It tells FDA to allow only four items in any front-of-package evaluation scheme:
*Calories
*Saturated and trans fat
*Sodium
*Sugars
To display this, the IOM committee recommends a point system based on levels of saturated and trans fats, sodium, and sugars for evaluating food products. The points are to be indicated with check marks or stars. Read on...
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